Rome And Barbarians

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Ancient Rome grew from a small town that was on central Italy's Tiber River into an empire that took up most of Europe, Britain, western Asia, northern Africa and the Mediterranean islands (History, n.d.). Legend said that Rome was found by twin sons of Mars, Romulus and Remus were god of war. After 450 years as a republic," Rome became an empire in the wake of Julius Caesar's rise and fall in the first century B.C." (History, n.d.).   What led to the rise and fall of the Roman Empire?

Click, clack! Rome conquered most of the Mediterranean world from 50 BC to 200 AD and in the 5th century AD, declined in the west (background essay). Why did Rome fall? The primary reasons were invaders, economic stress/over expansion, and civil wars. Initially, invaders such as the Huns, Ostrogoths, Visigoths, and the Vandals threatened the empire.

Fall of the Western Roman Empire The Roman Empire was doomed to crumble and fall from the beginning. The specific reason for it’s infamous decline could stem from many different reasons. From my point of view, I believe Rome’s internal decay, economic collapse, and the infiltration of barbarians contributed to the disintegration of the Roman Empire. One of the many reasons why, one of the largest, most influential empires of ancient times perished, was because of internal decay.

Primarily social and economic factors influenced the downfall of the Roman Empire. External economic forces gradually brought their effects into the empire whilst internally Rome’s social fabric began to degrade. This socio-economic degradation seen in Ancient Rome is likely due to both Rome’s social and economic instability as well as the birth of the Christian faith in the Roman Empire. Part of the downfall of Rome can be attributed to external economic factors such as a lack of conquest and a large influx of slavery from without. Much of Rome’s economy “was fed by plundered wealth and by new markets in the semi-barbaric provinces” (Document 2.)

According to the Romans nomads were considered to be barbarians, however over time Romans began to develop nomadic customs which were no longer considered barbaric but civilized. To the Romans a ‘barbarian’ was anyone who was an outsider of their land, and in that case nomads were considered to be barbaric. Nomads are known as a small group of people that don’t have a permanent settlement, and travel and migrate from place to place. Nomadic people also had a different type of lifestyle from the Romans, for example the nomads hunted and gathered their food, and which was considered cave man like. Before the fall of Rome the Romans were considered to be civilized people with a respectable religion and

Other influences played their part is chipping away at the Western Empire, however, they are not as significant as economic instability from within. They were merely events all part of a domino effect that economic instability caused. For example, one of the most common theories that people believe caused the fall of Rome were invasions by Barbarian tribes. It is true that Barbarian invasions marked the end of the Western Roman Empire, with Emperor Romulus Augustulus being overthrown by the Germanic leader Odoacer in 476 AD. This however, was only an effect of issues within Rome itself. It was easier for Barbarian tribes to invade due to some already being part of Roman legions, and they simply turned against the Romans. Another popular theory

On August 24, 410 CE, Rome was sacked by Germanic tribes of the surrounding areas, which then led to the fall of the Roman empire. Whenever war is present among two different racial groups, disputes are often raised into question of whether the opponent of the war acted according to the lines of basic human behavior. This can be portrayed on the event of the tragedy of Rome, after the Germanic tribes caused the downfall of the empire. Even though many cases prove the people to be better than that of the Romans, their actions regarding their treatment towards the conquered people outrule the good that they've shown. The actions that the tribes took were of absolute inhuman characteristics, and they now fall under the title of barbarians despite the few instances of human morality.

What kind of technology in the Roman Empire affect its growth the most? I will be investigating from the start of the Roman Empire in 753 BCE to when the Western Roman Empire fell in 476 CE. This investigation will have a broad scope while investigating and include things from the Roman Legion to aqueducts and concrete. This investigation will not include technology that was not widely used to better the Roman Empire. The research question will answer my question by conducting research on how different groups of technology made the Roman Empire better based off of their potential uses and different contributions to Roman society.

In Roman terms the word barbarian had a basic meaning, they didn't speak their language, didn’t live in cities and were agriculturalists. They were the opposites of the Roman Empire was.

Well, to start with, you could ask better leaders to rule the empire. You can also ask the country you trade with if those items and goods have diseases. Why not give some emperors a chance since they weren't in power long enough. Or you could not let the barbarians in, not influence other tribes to come on. Or you could get some armies to defend from the east side so you could defend Rome easily. so many things you could improve on. like meeting people's needs or try to get more babies in Rome (you can do it!). more children, higher population. Have the generals not fight for the throne. Try to get the emperors to stop the constant warfare in Rome. Try to get more farmland so people won't starve to death. Anything to prevent Rome's

When it comes to civilizations in our past what comes to mind? Some may say the Greeks, others may say the Persians, but one of the most underrated of the past civilizations was the Roman Empire. The Roman way of life and “Pax Romana” set up a standard of what defined civilization great. However, what was it that made the Roman life great? Was it the rules, the system of government, the virtues of the people? I believe what made the Romans so mighty was a blessing from God due to the outpouring revival of their hearts. However, to fully understand how their hearts were revived for Christ and how God had His hand on them we must take a look at the past of the Romans

Land equals power, and that’s what war was all about. People went to war for land so their country could rule world wide. So everyone would know their name. So everyone would be frightened by them.

The barbarians, Vikings, and the Mongolians are portrayed throughout history as bloodthirsty savages that only care about killing people and pillaging villages and towns. The barbarians, Vikings, and the Mongols often don’t receive credit for the ways that they positively impacted ancient civilizations. Even though the barbarians, Vikings, and the Mongolians impacted ancient civilizations in positive ways they also did some things that impacted ancient civilizations in negative ways.

It has almost always been common knowledge to most that history repeats itself. This case is evident in the evolution of the human race. Even though history gives you all of the clues to avoid a problem in the future, history is usually only recorded for educational purposes, and not to enlighten. That isn’t to say that this is a bad concept, nor is it to say that history doesn’t teach a lesson. In this respect, earlier civilizations can be credited for essentially being the building blocks of today’s world. For this discussion, the Greeks and the Romans will be specifically highlighted. In this paper, I will be arguing whether the culture and history of the Greeks and Romans has persisted throughout the millennia, whether it be through the arts, religions, and/or politics.